Reducing-wheel.



PATE-INTEL JULY.7 4, 1905.

F. L. WOLFE. RBDUGING WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED P3315. 1904-.

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PATBNTED JULY 1-, 1905.

F. L. WOLFE.

RBDUNG WHEEL.

APPLIGATION FILED PEB.15.1904.

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iliilliiit .i tilili liti "1 iii! iwi iii EJPiLCItFCATlON forming' part ot' Letters Patent iii'o. 'VQLLQYL dated {luly 4i, 191315. Application tiled Fehrunry l5, i90/ia Serial No. 93,759.

new :ind ueetul improvements in lteducintg'- 1W hecis, oiE which the following; is :i eimciiicnu tion.

li'i'y invention relatesl to improvements in redncing-wheels for stennrengine indicittore; :nid ite ohject is to provide ior Stopping' the molnvei-g'enr e :inninnt the nction oi the npring' c". iinon the return inet-ion of the crows hond the spring' di recoile, thun` keeping' the cord j" niwnys teun it in the ilnlicntowdrunn which ie rotztted :n ninnt serine; notion hy tion oi" the indicator-drum without interruntineens ot the cord lnntened therelxn penning 60 ing thet of the cordepullev which terrine the over the n'uidepullevn ,f/ y sind heine' :ttcord attached to the crotte-invul oi the stennitnched to the si'iroheqiulley ii. ilereiolore I5 engine. this etroiic-pnlley ii hun heen lined to the itis illuetrnted hy the accompanying'drewhevchgen-r o, eo that it moved when :nid :is ings in which seid bevel-roer moved, iniipzirtingr ite lnove- 65 liiignre l is nn end View olE n redncin; rnient to the iiniicetor-drum ii. To prevent wheel end its sunporting-nrm, Showiney the thisl tritnemieeion oi" the motion oli the cord 2O indicator and indicntor-druln and ignidetnih pulleyY liil to the Strolteflnilley ii und thence leys in dotted lines. Fig. 2 iS n, contrai verto the indicator-drinn ii5 ii intel-pose hetween tical section through line it 2, YFig. l, without the hev'ehgeru' r: :rnd the nti'oite-pulley?Y .ii :i 7C the dotted portion find looking'liroin the right. clutch, which constituten my invention Figs. 4i, 5, ti, Y, ii 9,10, il, 12, 'lh .lt nre The cinte-h device is; dencrihed es Yliollowe:

: detniled Views of the Severn] parte et the io the hir/cl( ol the htwel-n'eer c ie 'lznitened ineclinnisln. the coller it: by the screwe ik, holding in tiniihn'letters roter to similar parte throngghpince the hul) in which in furnished with the '75;

ont the eevernl drawings.

t in :t enpporting-nrln furnished with the bushing' rt, to which is :Lttnehed the indicator B end the couplingx fr', hy which it is :rttnched to the cylinder oli' :i sten1n-enginelixtendim;` thi-(Nuth the outer end ol the nupportingm :nrnl It ie the Slin't't i), having mounted on t in inner end the bevel-gein' c. 'this ehn'lit il in mounted in :tcylindricnl cone of, which is lixcd tienne Z ior that nurpone end which 'ie interiorij,y threznlod For enn'ing'enient with the threzuled :mit: /r o iE the huh /t oi the stroke/@nih leyy li. lhined to the etrliiatr it'q or integrin with it, is the rnteiwt--wheel lith norinnlivin enenrre- L r-s n nient with the [7;orreep()ndinn rntoilet-wheel ,iii :ind tran)emittingv thereto the motion o'l the bevel-noni' w. iiilneirclintg' the rntchet-wheei iii n nd renting' :tn'ztiuat the coller ii iS the cannto the Supporting-nrln fir. Within thief ense wheel (it slotted nt o to receive tho r-:tud o', 35 o in n, siininn' ai, one end oi which lined to lixed tothe neet T nnd :nlznneii to prevent ite sind enne :ind the other end oi" which in ixed rmntirni. ihe correepondino erninwheei i ie 40 to Seid ehn/ift U. Fixed to the outer end oi n'ionnted unen the rntcheifwheel iii, hun :t lef Said supporti11g-erin A is e Second sheit i), Ver-erin y) hy which to pnrtiziliy' rotitte it und over which iits the sleeve d, cznrying,l :it its; Slots; 7) 7f3 to receive the nnwi y1, mounted on 90 ,inner end the pinion E end hnvingl mounted the postifnnd held in eind eiote by the Spring upon it the cord-pulley F, to which is :ittnehed yl". ',ihc huh fr of the etroltcqiniiey lzif in nur the cord f', llhcse nnrts nre fully deecrihed tinlly hoi-ed and Yfurnished with the thrcnded in the potent issued to nio t'or :i erinnert tor exis /r/, the ings /zi'2 bfi, :ind threaded end A. redncing-wheels, l)ecenrher 24h Will, hie. lNithin the hored portion oi the huh /t [its the 9E? tenten rzitcliet-wheel lil in elidinecontact therewitln having' the slots w n to engage the lugs zfi 7e?, and thus prevent its rotation within said hub. The spring Tt is adapted to be placed in hub /t and against it rests the ratchet-wheel N. The stroke-pulley H consists of a series of concentric rings /zf z", which iit over the axis 7L. The disks S and S hold the cord g on the cord-pulley H, the disk S being' atlixed to the hub /L by screws s, and the disk S being' furnished with the screw a', by which it is screwed to the end 713, and with the lug's s, to which is attached the cord g. The hub l1, has its snrface adjoining the cam-wheel P in the form of a ratchetwheel for engagement with the spring-pawl 2f, iixed to the cam-wheel P to enable the operator to take up any slack in the cord leading' from the indicator-drum to the stroke-pulley and to hold the stroke-pulley in place. Mounted on the supporting-arm A is the post T, to which is fastened the stud o by the screw 02 and which is threaded at its upper end to receive the screw-bolt U, on which is mounted the pawl p and the spring' pi, actuating said pawl.

Then the machine is in operation, the two ratchet-wheels M and N are in close engagement and rotate tog'ether and the cam-wheels G and P are also in close engagement, but held from rotating by the stud o'. The pawl A' s in the slot gf. lVhen the lever-arm j) is pressed downward, the cam-wheel P moves upward, forcing the ratchet-wheel N out of engagement with the ratchet-wheel M and into the hub t, thereby compressing' the spring' R. The stroke-pulley H stops. The cam-wheel P is held open by the spring-actuated pawl p3 entering the slot p in said camwheel. The parts are so proportioned that the upward travel of the -am-wheel P is limited and the two cam-wheels O and P are never entirely outl of engagement. Normally the two ratchet-wheels and the two cam-wheels are held together by the spring' R, assisted to some extent by the pawl p3.

The parts are assembled as follows: To the back of the bevel-gear e is fastened the collar K by the screws Z? holding in place thehub L and carrying' the ratchet-wheel M.

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the cam-wheel O is put into place, encircling' the ratchet-wheel M and resting against the collar K. Then the stud f/ is placed in the slot 0 and secured by the screw 02. Then the cam-wheel P is placed on the cam-wheel O in close engagement therewith and encircling the ratchet-wheel M, so that the pawl p drops into the slot gf. Te now take the hub /t and place within it the spring' R and the ratchetwheel N, compressing the spring as described. The axis /1/ of the hub /Lv is now screwed into the hub L,care being taken to keep the ratchetwheel N tight against the compressed spring' lt, so as to enable us to screw the parts together. It is necessary to prevent the hub L from rotating during this process, and this is accomplished by turning the hub L until the small hole Z therein registers with the corresponding hole in the plate carrying' the bevelgear c and locking these two parts together temporarily by a pin, which is withdrawn when the hubs have been screwed together. The disk S is screwed to the hub 71,. The pulleys or rings 7L* /L are now mounted on the axis /L and the screw s' with the disk S screwed into the end zf.

Vhat T claim as m invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- l. In a red ncing-wh eel as d eseribed, a clutch composed of two cam-wheels arranged on the stroke-pulley shaft, one cam-wheel being 1'0- tatable upon the other, said cam-wheels being normally held together by a spring' and said clutch being' operated by rotating' one cam-wheel upon the other against such spring thereby compressing it, together with such spring and with means for rotating' such camwheel; substantially as described` 2. In a reducing-wheel as describeda camwheel furnished with aspringpawl; substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.-

FRANK L. VOLFE.

Vitiiesses:

TV. L. lYiLLrnis, ADoLrn L. Azivrntmni. 

